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FLAVOROUS

FLA'VOROUS, adjective Pleasant to the taste or smell

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FLAVOUS

FLA'VOUS, adjective [Latin flavus.] Yellow. [Not used.]

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FLAW

FLAW, noun [Gr. seems to be contracted.1. A breach; a crack; a defect made by breaking or splitting; a gap or fissure; as a flaw in a scythe, knife or razor; a flaw in a china d...

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FLAWED

FLAW'ED, participle passive Broken; cracked.

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FLAWING

FLAW'ING, participle present tense Breaking; cracking.

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FLAWLESS

FLAW'LESS, adjective Without cracks; without defect.

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FLAWN

FLAWN, noun A sort of custard or pie. [Obs.]

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FLAWTER

FLAW'TER, verb transitive To scrape or pare a skin. [Not used.]

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FLAWY

FLAW'Y,1. Full of flaws or cracks; broken; defective; faulty.2. Subject to sudden gusts of wind.

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FLAX

FLAX, noun1. A plant of the genus Linum, consisting of a single slender stalk, the skin or herl of which is used for making thread and cloth, called linen, cambric, lawn, lace, ...

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FLAXCOMB

FLAX'COMB, noun An instrument with teeth through which flax is drawn for separating from it the tow or coarser part and the shives. In America, we call it a hatchel.

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FLAXDRESSER

FLAX'DRESSER, noun One who breaks and swingles flax.

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FLAXEN

FLAX'EN, adjective1. Made of flax; as flaxen thread.2. Resembling flax; of the color of flax; fair, long, and flowing; as flaxen hair.

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FLAXPLANT

FLAX'PLANT, noun The Phormium, a plant in New Zealand that serves the inhabitants for flax.

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FLAXRAISER

FLAX'RAISER, noun One who raises flax.

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FLAXSEED

FLAX'SEED, noun The seed of flax.

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FLAXY

FLAX'Y, adjective Like flax; being of a light color; fair.

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FLAY

FLAY, verb transitive [Gr. whence bark, rind; probably a contracted word.]1. To skin; to strip off the skin of an animal; as, to flay an ox.2. To take off the skin or surface of...

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FLAYED

FLA'YED, participle passive Skinned; stripped of the skin.

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FLAYER

FLA'YER, noun One who strips off the skin.

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FLAYING

FLA'YING, participle present tense Stripping off the skin.

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FLEA

FLEA, noun [See Flee and Fly.]An insect of the genus Pulex. It has two eyes and six feet; the feelers are like threads; the rostrum is inflected, setaceous, and armed with a str...

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FLEABANE

FLE'ABANE, noun A plant of the genus Conyza.

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FLEABITE

FLE'ABITE,FLE'ABITING, noun1. The bite of a flea, or the red spot caused by the bite.2. A trifling wound or pain, like that of the bite of a flea.

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FLEABITING

FLE'ABITING, n.1. The bite of a flea, or the red spot caused by the bite.2. A trifling wound or pain, like that of the bite of a flea.

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FLEABITTEN

FLE'ABITTEN, adjective1. Bitten or stung by a flea.2. Mean; worthless; of low birth or station.

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FLEAK

FLEAK, A lock. [See Flake.]